Nafpaktos

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Nafpaktos is a historic coastal town in western Greece, known for its picturesque harbor, Venetian castle, and its role in the 1571 Battle of Lepanto.

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Label Occurrences
Nafpaktos canonical 9
Nafpaktos (regional center) 1
Ναύπακτος 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
controlledByInPast Byzantine Empire
Kingdom of Greece
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Venice
surface form: Venetian Republic
country Greece
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasCulturalReference commemorations of Battle of Lepanto
hasDSTTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
hasEconomicActivity fishing
services
tourism
hasEvent Battle of Lepanto
hasFeature amphitheatrical layout on hillside above sea
picturesque harbor
hasHeritage Venetian architecture
hasHistoricName Lepanto
Naupactus
Naupaktos
hasNotablePerson Miguel de Cervantes memorial association (linked to Battle of Lepanto)
hasStructure Venetian castle of Nafpaktos
city walls
clock tower
fortified harbor
harbor bastions
harbor walls
port lighthouse
hasTouristAttraction Venetian castle of Nafpaktos
Venetian castle of Nafpaktos
surface form: Venetian harbor of Nafpaktos

beaches near Nafpaktos
old town
languageUsed Greek
locatedIn Western Greece
locatedInAdministrative Aetolia-Acarnania
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedNear Antirrio
Patras
Rio–Antirrio Strait
locatedOn north coast of Gulf of Corinth
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Corinth
Ionian Sea
officialLanguage Greek
partOf Aetolia-Acarnania
surface form: Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit

Western Greece
surface form: Region of Western Greece
roleInBattleOfLepanto strategic port near battle site
significantEvent Battle of Lepanto
significantEventDate 1571

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Greece containsTown Nafpaktos
Gulf of Corinth hasCityOnShore Nafpaktos
Aetolia-Acarnania containsTown Nafpaktos
Aetolia-Acarnania hasPort Nafpaktos
Gulf of Patras adjacentTo Nafpaktos
Gulf of Patras hasNearbyCity Nafpaktos
Malian Gulf hasNearbySettlement Nafpaktos
Naupactus ancientNameInGreek Nafpaktos
this entity surface form: Ναύπακτος
Naupactus modernSuccessor Nafpaktos
Corinthian Gulf nearCity Nafpaktos
Trizonia hasNearbyCity Nafpaktos
this entity surface form: Nafpaktos (regional center)